Do you look forward with pleasure and anticipation
to the momenbt when you can eat by yourself?

3.

Do you eat sensibly before others and make
up for it when you are alone?

4.

Do you have feelings of guilt and remorse
every time you eat?

5.

Do you have feelings of guilt and remorse
every time you over-eat?

6.

Do you plan your secret binges ahead of
time?

7.

If you were eating a cake or sweets, could
you eat only half and leave the rest? (eg. could you leave, say, half
a Mars bar?)

8.

Do you enjoy cooking for others, although
you do not enjoy eating what you have cooked?

9.

Do you avoid socialising because of your
inability to cope with food?

10.

Do you find it difficult to refuse food
when you are depressed?

11.

When eating with others, do you eat the
same as everyone else because you are embarrassed to ask for what
you know is better for you?

12.

Do you feel awkward when eating with others?

13.

Are your table manners the same when you
eat alone as they are when you eat in public?

14.

Are you able to leave food on your plate?

15.

Are your eating habits costing you an excessive
amount of money?

16.

Are you ever afraid to weigh yourself?

17.

Do you think about food and your weight
constantly?

18.

Does your well-being depend on whether
you have a "good" eating day or "bad" eating day?

Add your score as follows:

Sometimes

Yes

No

Sometimes

Yes

No

1. (a)

1

2

0

9.

2

4

0

(b)

1

0

2

10.

2

4

0

(c)

1

2

0

11.

2

4

0

(d)

1

0

2

12.

2

4

0

2.

2

4

0

13.

2

0

4

3.

2

4

0

14.

2

0

4

4.

2

4

0

15.

2

4

0

5.

2

4

0

16.

1

2

0

6.

2

4

0

17.

2

4

0

7.

2

0

4

18.

1

2

0

8.

2

4

2

Now answer these questions and add them to your score:
Put the relevant number in the appropriate box and add numbers to
your total score.

1

How many slimming advice magazines have
you read in the last few months?

2

How many diets have you tried in the last 12 months?

3

By how many pounds has your weight fluctuated
in the past 12 months in an excess of 5lb, not including premenstrual
days?

4

How many times have you joined a slimming club?

5

How many times a week do you weigh yourself?

6

How many times have you vomited this month?

7

How many times have you starved or semi-starved
yourself this month?

8

How many times have you
abused laxitives this month?

What your score means:Score of 0-10: It is obvious you do not have an eating
disorder of any description. Lucky you!
Score of 10-50: It is possible you could be suffering to a certain degree
with an eating disorder, whether or not you are admitting this fact to yourself.
Over 50: You will have to face up to the fact that you have an eating problem
sooner or later, if you have not done so already.Questionnaire form The Food Trap, by Paulette Maisner
and Rosemary Turner, published by Allen & Unwin, £4.50